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“I admit before You [Hashem] the living and everlasting King, that you returned my soul with mercy, great is Your Faithfulness!” The first thing a… Read More »The Prayer of Modeh Ani

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: ##1387 – May A Kohain… Read More »Why Hashem Left Some Things Unexplained: The Deeper Lesson of Parah Aduma

May my soul die the death of the upright and let my end be like his.” (Bamidbar 23:8-10) Bilaam’s schizophrenia is on open display here.… Read More »The Currencies of All Currencies

בס”ד Volume 40, No. 35 12 Tamuz 5786 June 27, 2026 Sponsored by Mrs. Rochelle Dimont and family on the yahrzeit of grandfather and great-grandfather… Read More »Study Guide

Balak is the name of the parsha, but it is really about Bilaam. Except for the last few verses, the entire parsha is about him,… Read More »Insanity Defined

This weeks parsha, Balak, begins with the worries of Balak, the king of Moav. “Vayar Balak ben Tzipur eis kol asher asah Yisroel laEmori –… Read More »You Can’t Pick Your Cards…

Do not curse the nation, for they are blessed.[2] Did G-d need to explain Himself to Balak? He should have simply commanded Balak, “Do not… Read More »Can An Extra Beracha Hurt?[1]

I would not consider this week as one of Moshe’s easiest ones. Through this entire portion Moshe suffers through a series of disappointments and tragedies.… Read More »Snake Eyes

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1386 – The Importance and… Read More »When it Comes to Shalom, We Do Not Rely on Chazaka

Listen now, you rebels! Shall we bring forth water for you from this rock?[2] Why does Moshe emphasize “this” rock? Was there something that distinguished… Read More »Fungible Rocks[1]